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J. Becquet, Sculptor

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Accession no: 1943.3.8434
State: 1/6

Collection credit:  
Image credit:Photo © National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC  
Provenance:Philippe Burty (1830-1890), Paris; probably sold at auction, Sotheby, London, 1 May 1876 (lot 925), bought by Heywood, £5.7.6. H. Wunderlich & Co., New York (stock no. a 65762). Theodore de Witt, New York. Bought by Lessing Julius Rosenwald (1891-1971), Philadelphia; given to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943.  
Additional acq. no:B-10496  

 

Paper size:278 x 201 mm  
Plate mark size:178 x 137 mm  
Paper trimmed to pmk?:no  
Colour of the paper:off-white  
Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc):laid  
Note on the paper:the heavy weight paper has a greenish tone  
Tab?:no  
Watermarks:  
Medium:etching  
Ink colour:dark brown  
Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil:no  
Print tone:pale uneven tone  
Note on foul biting:  
Print note:Printed with a frisket.  

 

Whistler's sign on plate:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate:no  
Inscriptions by others on the plate:no  
Whistler's signature on paper:no  
Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper:no  
Tab signed/inscribed:no  
Note on the tab:  

 

Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding):no  
Notes on inscriptions:  
Collector's mark:stamps on verso, 'PB' (P. Burty, Lugt 413); 'TdW' (T. DE Witt, Lugt 2428); 'LJR' stamp on verso (L.J. Rosenwald, Lugt 1760b-c)  
Dealers' stock nos:'a 65762' on verso  
Misc inscriptions by others:'8' and '9608' on recto, '86' on verso  

 

Source of information:Whistler Etchings Project and museum records  
ID:K0520105  

All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.